πίστις

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰtis, equivalent to πείθω (peíthō, I persuade) +‎ -τις (-tis).[1] Compare the later formation, πεῖσῐς (peîsis).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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πῐ́στῐς (pístisf (genitive πῐ́στεως or πῐ́στῐος); third declension

  1. trust in others, faith
  2. belief in a higher power, faith
  3. the state of being persuaded of something: belief, confidence, assurance
  4. trust in a commercial sense: credit
  5. faithfulness, honesty, trustworthiness, fidelity
  6. that which gives assurance: treaty, oath, guarantee
  7. means of persuasion: argument, proof
  8. that which is entrusted

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: πίστη (písti)
    • Aromanian: pisti

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πείθομαι (> DER > 2. πιστις)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1161-2

Further reading

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